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A 5-piece band from Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, The Jetz signed with Rebel Records (a subsidiary of EMI), late in 1976 and a year later recorded two tracks at London's Majestic Studios with Dave Howman producing.
One of them, CATCH ME, became the a-side of a single issued in Holland, Belgium, Germany and Scandinavia between the end of 1977 and the beginning of 1978. The b-side, BREAKING IT DOWN utilised a demo made a year earlier. The band went on to gig extensively for the following two years (including two 5-week Danish tours at the beginning of 1978 and 1979) during which, original drummer Steve Bye joined THE PHYSICALS and was replaced by Andy Welsford (Wells) from Bristol.

The band wound down in late 1979. Three of the band, Den, Tony and Andy, would re-surface in THE PENCILS in 1981 while Trace Graham formed DREAM CYCLE 7 with ex-Pleasers Steve McNerney.

30 years on, and with the advent of the internet, the band were surprised - and amused - to learn of a new wave of interest in that original Jetz 45. Copies of Catch Me now changed hands for over £100 on ebay and many collectors of punk/power-pop records were perhaps discovering the band for the first time.

In May 2009, 30 years after its initial release, CATCH ME was re-released on the Sing sing record label in New York.

In May 2011, the album “THE JETZ ANTHOLOGY 1977-79”, featuring an additional 11 songs originally recorded by the band, were released on a 12” vinyl LP (Queen Mum Records). The CD release followed in October 2011 which coincided with two reunion shows in Berlin. A further show took place in Madrid in March 2012. Further shows in Berlin are planned for the future.
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